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Justinian I
Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 527 to 565 (482-565)
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Feast: 14 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
483
Died
565
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Justinian I (Latin: Iustinianus, Ancient Greek: Ἰουστινιανός, romanized: Ioustinianós; 482 – 14 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was Roman emperor from 527 to 565.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Theodora Saint Spouse“490/500 – 28 June 548) was the wife of emperor Justinian I and Eastern Roman empress from 527 until her death.” — Wikipedia
- Agapetus I Saint“In 536, Agapetus traveled to Constantinople at the behest of King Theodahad of the Ostrogoths and unsuccessfully tried to persuade Emperor Justinian I to call off a Byzantine invasion of the Ostrogoth kingdom.” — Wikipedia
- Anastasia the Patrician Saint“Justinian I, Theodora's husband, may have pursued her, as Theodora grew jealous of her.” — Wikipedia
- Justinian II Saint“Like his namesake predecessor, Justinian I, Justinian II was an ambitious and passionate ruler who was keen to restore the Roman Empire to its former glories.” — Wikipedia
- Menas of Constantinople Saint“Menas was born in Alexandria, and enters the records in high ecclesiastical office as presbyter and director of the Hospital of Sampson in Constantinople, where tradition has him linked to saint Sampson the Hospitable directly, and in the healing of Byzantine emperor Justinian I from the bubonic plague in 542.” — Wikipedia
- Patriarch Apollinarius of Alexandria Saint“Before his appointment by Justinian I, he was a reader of the monastery of Salama.” — Wikipedia
- Pelagius I Saint“A former apocrisiarius to Constantinople, Pelagius I was elected pope as the candidate of Emperor Justinian I, a designation not well received in the Western Church.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q41866 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Justinian I (CC BY-SA)
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